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UQUAPS 2017 “Pitching Research” Competition General Information & Timelines Background Following on from the great success of its inaugural edition in 2015 1 and the 2nd edition in 2016, Professor Robert Faff (UQ Business School) is once again co-ordinating a “Pitching Research” competition for UQUAPS in 2017. Specifically, the core task requires the completion of a prescribed 2-page template – a template that provides a simple, methodical tool to confidently/succinctly “pitch” essential elements of a new research proposal to an academic expert i.e. to your PhD supervisor. For an explanation of the pitching template and its use, see the SSRN paper “Pitching Research” [Faff (2017)]: 2 http://ssrn.com/abstract=2462059 Eligibility The competition is open to ALL pre-confirmation research students enrolled at UQ (eligibility determined as at the time of the closing date for submissions, see below). (1) Important Dates • Information Session: - Date/time: 2pm Friday 12 May, 2017 - Venue: Sir Llew Edwards Bldg. (#14), Room 212 • EOI Lodgment Deadline (voluntary but recommended): Friday 16 June, 2017 • Opening of Pitch Submissions: Friday 16 June, 2017 • Pitch Submission Deadline: Monday 28 August, 2017 12 noon • Finalist Decision Notification: Monday 30 October, 2017 • FINAL: November, 2017 (details to be confirmed) (2) Prizemoney The UQ Business School has generously agreed to sponsor a total prize pool of up to $10,000 (depending on the level of submissions). Notably, the Overall Winner stands to win a prize of $3,000. More details of the “Pitching Research” prizes will be publicised later in the year. (3) Information Session Registration Please register your intention to attend the information session by visiting the webpage link below: http://bit.ly/2okNBYy Your assistance executing this registration is greatly appreciated in terms of our planning for the event. (4) Highlights from 2016 Competition 2016 Overall winner: Shari O’Brien (HABS): “Training to enhance neuromuscular control of the ankle in cerebral palsy” YouTube Video (pdf: “Human Movement” Appendix A141) 2016 Runner up: Gabe Foley (Science): “Leveraging uncertainty in ancestral sequence reconstruction using partial order graphs” YouTube Video (pdf: “Protein Engineering” Appendix A142) (5) Further Enquiries For any clarifications or queries regarding the pitch competition requirements, please email Professor Faff directly:
[email protected]
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Faff, Robert W., Book of Pitches: UQAPS 2015 Pitching Research Competition Final (April 17, 2017). Book of Pitches: UQAPS 2015 Pitching Research Competition Final, UQ Business School, 2017. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2953842 2 NB: when on a UQ university campus, downloading can be problematic due to firewall restrictions. Alternatively, downloading from off campus should work easily by using this link.
